CISL Newsletter
October 2022
"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page" -Saint Augustine
Dear CISL Students,
I was excited to see so many CISL students taking advantage of incredible opportunities through the CISL program this month. In September we had our orientation, we hosted our first General Meeting of the year, we held CISL student elections, people began signing up for the CISL book club, some of our seniors in AP COGO attended TIPSS lectures, and we hosted our first @CultureLunchChat with Sr. Carvajal! What a month!
October will allow for some new opportunities including the Taste of CISL tailgate event, one of my favorite events of the year. Join us in cooking and sharing an international dish before the homecoming football game. Also we have the opportunity to participate in the U.S. FreedomWalk event (we are looking for both student volunteers and parent/guardian drivers) for this event. Additional opportunities include but are not limited to our next CISL General Meeting and our first meeting of the Fall CISL Book Club. Please check out the rest of the newsletter, the CISL canvas page, and the Hylton website for additional information on the CISL program.
This month I will also be putting final touches on our French exchange. CISL students will have the opportunity to travel to France and or host a French exchange student this April. I will let you all know as soon as possible more details and I hope to begin having meetings about the exchange later this month.
Thank you for your patience as I work through issues with X2Vol our system for tracking CISL points. I hope to have all old point requests resolved and all new CISL student members added by Sunday October 9th at the latest. I will also be producing several short videos with tips on how to enter CISL points, creating a FAQ sheet, and I will begin checking in with students about their CISL points. Again, thank you for your continued patience as I get settled into my new role as Specialty Program Coordinator and work through issues in the X2Vol system. Students please always remember you can submit for points at any time.
It is an honor and a pleasure to work with you! Happy Fall everyone!
Mrs. Terenchin
Schedule of Key CISL Events for October
October 3-7th- Class Spirit Link Challenge during all lunch shifts
October 6th- CISL Student Leadership Committee meeting in room E-128 at 2:30 p.m.
October 7th- Taste of CISL Tailgate before the Homecoming Game!
October 11-12th- TIPSS speaker series via zoom (open only to seniors in AP COGO)
October 15th- U.S. FreedomWalk
October 17th- CISL Booster Meeting at EpiQ Food Hall in Woodbridge at 7:00 p.m.
October 20th- 2nd CISL General Meeting at 2:30 p.m. in the enclosed cafeteria
October 26th- 1st meeting of the Fall CISL Book Club in the library to discuss parts 1 & 2 of the book
CISL Spirit Link Challenge
Taste of CISL
Taste of CISL Tailgate
Earn up to 8 CISL points for cooking and bringing an international dish. We are asking participants to make a powerpoint slide with details about the dish and country of origin (more details and a sample slide can be found on the CISL Canvas page) and sent that slide to Mrs. Terenchin at terencce@pwcs.edu by Thursday October 6, 2022.
Can't bring a dish of your own, you are still welcome to attend and take part in all of the fun!
Friday, Oct 7, 2022, 04:30 PM
C. D. Hylton High School, Spriggs Road, Woodbridge, VA, USA
U.S. FreedomWalk
October General Meeting
Fall CISL Book Club
Our amazing librarians are in the process of distributing books to CISL students who registered for the book club (link on canvas) as soon as the books come into the library, check your PWCS email to find out when more books are available! Let the librarians or Mrs. Terenchin know if you have questions about the Fall CISL Book Club!
Thank you to the CISL Boosters for helping provide a copy of the book for every CISL student that wants to participate in the Book Club!
Additional Upcoming CISL Events for 1st Semester
November 1st- First CISL Program Information Night at 6:30 p.m.
November 3rd- CISL Student Leadership Committee meeting in room E-128 at 2:30 p.m.
November 13th- “Sugar Skull: A Día de los Muertos Musical Adventure" Volunteer Opportunity at the Hylton Center of Performing Arts
November 14th- CISL Booster Meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the library
November 16th- 2nd meeting of the Fall CISL Book Club- come before or after school to discuss part 3 of the book
November 17th- 3rd CISL General Meeting at 2:30 p.m. in the enclosed
December 1st- Start of Dressember & our fight against human trafficking
December 1st- CISL Student Leadership Committee meeting in room E-128 at 2:30 p.m.
December 12th- CISL Booster Meeting at a Restaurant TBD
December 15th- 4th CISL General Meeting at 2:30 p.m. in the enclosed
December TBD- Oxfam Hunger Banquet
January 5th- CISL Student Leadership Committee meeting in room E-128 at 2:30 p.m.
January 9th- CISL Booster Meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the library
January 11th- Second CISL Program Information Night at 6:30 p.m.
January TBD- Quarter 2 CISL Celebration during the school day
Don't Forget to Log your CISL Points
CISL Booster Corner
CISL Booster Update
There are always opportunities to get involved with the CISL boosters through donations, membership, fundraising, and volunteering.
This month we have big events and we could always use more help to assist and help at and breakdown the CISL Tailgate (October 7th) and we are still in need of volunteer drivers to help us with the U.S. FreedomWalk (October 15th). We also have our monthly meeting on October 17th at the Epiq Food Hall in Woodbridge at 7:00 p.m.
CISL in September
1st Quarter CISL Celebration
Ojo De Dios Crafts!
Prepping for the Fall CISL Book Club
@LunchCultureChat
Learning about the 5 Zones of Colombia through music, art, & trade!
Learning about different fruits & foods from Colombia!
Learning about different goods produced in Colombia!
Center for International Studies & Languages (CISL
Email: terencce@pwcs.edu
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/hyltoncisl/home
Location: 14051 Spriggs Road, Dale City, VA, USA
Phone: (703) 580-4000
Twitter: @HyltonCISL